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Art needed for local documentary

Published: Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 12:05 a.m.

The Houma Regional Arts Council is seeking local artists to help showcase south Louisiana in “Art of the Bayou,” a new documentary.

“When we say ‘artist' we're looking for people in all disciplines who can show environmental and societal issues of our area,” said Andrea Dupree special-projects coordinator.

“Art of the Bayou,” a production of the Regional Arts Council, is supported by an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Community Partnership grant from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government's Terrebonne Parish Tourism Recovery Event Sponsorship Program, which is administered through the Houma Area Convention and Visitor's Bureau.

Currently in production, “Art of the Bayou” is presented via short videos that connect creative interpretations of South Louisiana to interviews with locals about the region. There will also be short video profiles of artists and arts organizations in the Arts Council’s service region which includes Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Charles and Assumption parishes.

“Our goal is to give the rest of the world another reason to protect and visit our region,” Dupree said.

The project is “experimental,” meaning it will "document real life but take a poetic approach by utilizing fiction and interdisciplinary art, and not following a typical narrative structure," Dupree said, adding that all pieces should explore the environmental and societal issues encountered by local residents.

Proposals will be accepted from artists working in dance, folklife, literature, media, music, theater/performance arts, visual arts and traditional crafts.

Multidisciplinary contributions are welcome.

Applications and guidelines are available at artofthebayou.com.

The deadline to apply is March 1.

For information e-mail projects@houmaterrebonne.org or call 873-6367.

Kris Johnson

Staff Writer

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